Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (US-ESPB)-Anesthetic block: Case report

Antonio Coviello; Maria Vargas; Gaetano Castellano; Alfredo Maresca; Giuseppe Servillo

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3253

Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (US-ESPB)-Anesthetic block: Case report

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 10;8(12):2885-2888. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3253. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Antonio Coviello¹, Maria Vargas², Gaetano Castellano³, Alfredo Maresca², Giuseppe Servillo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Policlinico Federico II University Hospital Naples Italy.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Policlinico-Federico II University Hospital Naples Italy.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine Gemelli Molise Hospital of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Campobasso Italy.

Abstract

The Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (US-ESPB), used as an anesthesiological block, could represent a safe and effective alternative for thoracic wall surgery especially in fragile, obese patients and those with respiratory and/or hemodynamic problems.

Keywords: ESP anesthesia; ESP ‐ Erector Spinae Plane; US‐ESPB ‐ erector spinae block; thoracic wall surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports